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Infused Wine

Hello, I was wondering if anyone knew anything about infusing wine with fruits or spices. My girlfriend hates wine and Im trying to get her more into it. Currently (and unfortunately..) the only kind of "wine" she likes is that Boons stuff. I already love infusing spirits and was wondering if it is possible and worth it with wine. I know the obvious solution would be to simply add fruit juice or make sangria, I just wanted to get creative and am curious if this is curious and practicalThanks!

I would say prob 2 parts wine to 1 part 7-Up, with a healthy glugging of triple sec. Mix in large jar, add fruit, and let sit in the fridge for a day or so. Once she like that, then get her to drink straight white wine, then rose, then a light red (like a pinot noir) then on to the heavy stuff, including mulled wine during the holidays!

I don't see the connection between getting your girlfriend -- or anyone, for that matter -- to enjoy wine (e.g.: Chardonnay, Cabernet, etc.) by infusing the wine with fruit. You add pear to Chardonnay and it still tastes like Chardonnay . . . with a little accent of pear; you add cherry to Cabernet, and it still tastes like a Cab . . . but that's ME. Who knows how your girlfriend will react, but . . . has she tried REAL fruit wines? Wines actually made from cherries, or ollaieberries, or . . . .